Kobe Bryant

Wild spending on the first day of free agency in the NBA totaled $1.4 billion, according to ESPN — yes, billion. And that wasn't counting the paydays coming to LaMarcus Aldridge and DeAndre Jordan, two prized big men whose contracts weren't included in the tally. What has free agency wrought? Who did the most — or the least — with all that cash? We break it down here: •Biggest surprise: That's easy — the Milwaukee Bucks. They finally were the deer in the headlines, landing PF Greg Monroe (three years, $50 million). The league is changing when the Bucks — 15-67 two seasons ago — beat out the L.A. Lakers and the New York Knicks...

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Cleveland Cavaliers
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